Melissa vs Murphy

A side-by-side comparison of Melissa and Murphy: population, income, housing, and more.

Melissa and Murphy are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Murphy has the higher population (21,001 vs 17,497 in Melissa). Murphy has the higher median household income ($165,109 vs $137,875 in Melissa). Murphy has the higher median home value ($508,500 vs $430,300 in Melissa).

Population, income & housing

	Melissa	Murphy
Population	17,497	21,001
Median age	36.5 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$137,875	$165,109
Median home value	$430,300	$508,500
Median gross rent	$2,341	$2,640
Housing units	5,481	5,922
Homeownership rate	88.3%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	56.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melissa	Murphy
Population	9,487 → 17,497 (+84.4%)	20,612 → 21,001 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$118,348 → $137,875 (+16.5%)	$126,196 → $165,109 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$307,700 → $430,300 (+39.8%)	$351,400 → $508,500 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,098 → $2,341 (+11.6%)	$2,119 → $2,640 (+24.6%)

Melissa

Population

9,48717,497

Median household income

$118,348$137,875

Median home value

$307,700$430,300

Median gross rent

$2,098$2,341

Murphy

Population

20,61221,001

Median household income

$126,196$165,109

Median home value

$351,400$508,500

Median gross rent

$2,119$2,640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melissa	Murphy
Under 5	7.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	24.5%	27.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	5.1%
35 to 44	20.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	17.4%	20.0%
55 to 64	7.6%	11.1%
65 to 74	3.6%	7.4%
75 and over	3.5%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melissa	Murphy
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	49.9%
Black or African American	17.3%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	4.7%	33.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melissa	Murphy
No high school diploma	5.4%	4.9%
High school graduate	18.2%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.8%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.5%	25.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melissa	Murphy
Drove alone	56.1%	61.9%
Carpooled	13.6%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.6%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	29.3%	30.7%
Other means	0.5%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melissa	Murphy
1-unit, detached	93.4%	97.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.2%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Melissa	Murphy
Poverty rate	2.6%	2.2%
Average household size	3.28	3.56
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	2015	2005